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  • Create a filter and either:
    • Apply it only to the list for which it was created.
    • Apply it to multiple record types (see Filters#Global Global Filters) .
  • Create any number of Filters for a list, and any amount of criteria for each Filter.
  • Create a Filter and apply it to a list without saving it; you will not be able to re-apply it to the list.
  • Create a Filter and save it; the filter is automatically applied to the list and saved so that you will be able to re-apply it to the list at any time.
  • Save a previously saved Filter under a different name. You can edit the re-named Filter and apply it to the same list as the original Filter at any time.

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You also can create a quick, one-time filter (it is not saved) that allows you to sort a list by record name (see Filters#Go Go To Filter).

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Creating a Filter
Creating a Filter
Creating a Filter

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Step 1

From the Services, select the record type list for which you want to apply a filter.

Step 2

Click the Filter... button in the List task bar that displays at the top of the list. A Filter Details pop-up dialog displays.
 
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Step 3

In the Filters#Visible Visible To field, select whether you want the Filter to be visible to only to the logged in user, to any logged in user, or to any logged in user that belongs to the same user group as the logged in user.
 
A user can apply any visible Filter to a list, and can modify any Filter that is visible to that user or that user group. A user may not be able to update a filter that is visible to all users, but can save/modify that filter local to the user.

Step 4

If you want the filter to be available for use for all record type that use filters, click the Filters#global global checkbox.

Step 5

Using the field descriptions below as a guide, select criteria for the Filter.

Step 6

When you have selected the filter criteria, you can:

Apply the filter

Save the filter

If you want to save the Filter, you must enter a Name for it. You do not have to enter a Name for a Filter if you only want to apply it.

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You also can create a filter by viewing a saved filter on the Filters#Filters Filters list and clicking the Save As... button. This new filter applies only to the record type list of the saved filter, but you can change any of its filter criteria.

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Step 1

On the List task bar, click the Filter drop-down list arrow to display a list of all existing Filters for this list.
 
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The list identifies the name of each Filter, to whom the Filter is visible, and whether or not the Filter is pinned.

Step 2

Click the Filter that you want to apply to the list. The list displays only those records that match the criteria of the selected Filter, which now is identified in the Filter field.

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Step 1

Create and save a Filter.

Step 2

Apply the Filter to the list. The Name of the Filter is identified in the Filter field of the List task bar.

Step 3

Click the Filter button in the List task bar to display the Filter Details for the applied Filter.
 
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Step 4

Click the Pin Filter button, and then click the Close button. (You do not have to click the Update button, as no changes were made to the details.) The pinned Filter has now become the default Filter for this list.

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Step 1

Click the Filter drop-down list arrow of the List task bar to display the list of all Filters for the list. The pinned Filter is identified with a check mark in the Pinned column.
 
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Step 2

Click the pinned Filter to apply it to the list.

Step 3

Click the Filter button on the List task bar to display the Filter Details for the pinned Filter.

Step 4

Click the Unpin Filter button, and then click the Close button. (You do not have to click the Update button, as no changes were made to the details.) The pinned Filter is no longer the default Filter for this list (although the unpinned Filter remains as the currently selected Filter for the list).

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Step 1

From the Administration navigation pane, select Configuration > Filters. The Filters list displays.
 
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Step 2

Click the Details icon next to a Filter Name or click anywhere in the Filter row to display Details for that Filter.
 
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See the field descriptions below for a description of the fields and buttons in the Filter Details.
 

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If you want to apply a Filter to a list, you must select the Filter from the Filter field in the List task bar for that list. You cannot apply a Filter from the Filters list or from the Details of a Filter in the Filters list.

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Field Name

Description

Details

This section contains detailed information about the Filter record.

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Table
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Table

Universal Controller table (record type) to which this Filter applies.

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Global
Global
Global

Indication for whether or not this filter will be available for multiple record types (see Filters#Global Global Filters).

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Visible To
Visible To
Visible To

Users that can see this Filter in the Filters drop-down list and apply the Filter to the list.
 
Options:

  • Me: only the logged in user can see and apply this Filter.
  • Everyone: all logged in users can see and apply this Filter.
  • Group: All users belonging to the selected group to which the logged in user belongs can view and apply this Filter.

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Name
Name
Name

Name of this Filter.

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Filter criteria
Filter criteria
Filter

This section contains the criteria for the Filter.

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Match All
Match All
Match All

Specifies that when this Filter is applied, the list will displays all records that match all of the criteria.

Match Any

Specifies that when this Filter is applied, the list will displays all records that match any of the criteria.

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Filter Criteria fields
Filter Criteria fields
Add ( + ) icon (Filter Criteria fields)

Allows you to add three criteria fields for this Filter:

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If you are filtering on date-related fields using the between (inclusive) comparison operator (SQL BETWEEN condition), the database query can produce unexpected results when the later date is specified before the earlier date.

Buttons

This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Filter Details that let you perform various actions.

Save

For a new Filter; applies the Filter to the list and saves a new Filter record in the Controller database.

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Save As
Save As
Save As...

For saved Filters; Creates a copy of the filter with a different Filters#Name Name and/or Filters#Visible Visible To fields.

Apply Filter

For a new, unsaved Filter; applies the filter to the list.
 
For an applied Filter; allows you to see the results of any changes made to the Filter criteria before updating the Filter.

Pin Filter

For a Filter; allows you to pin (select) the Filter as the default Filter for the list.

Unpin Filter

For a Filter; allows you to unpin (de-select) the Filter as the default Filter for the list.

Clear Filter

For saved Filters; clears the Filter of all criteria field values.

Update

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New

Displays empty (except for default values) Details for creating a new record.

Delete

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Refresh

Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details.

Close

For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this Filter.

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For records that have one or more fields in which you can enter a variable instead of selecting a record type, the first of the three Filters#Filter Filter Criteria fields includes two selections:

  • <record type>Variable
  • <record type>Unresolved

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Apply this filter criteria to list all tasks for which the Agent Variable field has been check marked.


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Example 2

Apply this filter criteria to list all tasks for which the Agent Variable field has been check marked and which contain the characters stonebranch in the Agent field, which identifies and Agent variable Highest Instance Time in Seconds is greater than 30 and the task Name contains the characters stonebranch.
 

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Go To Filter
Go To Filter
Go To Filter

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Step 1

From the Services, select the record type list for which you want to apply a filter.

Step 2

Either:

List task bar

Access Key Combination

A Go To pop-up dialog displays.
 
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Step 3

Select an operator for the Go To filter (the current value of the Go To Operator user preference displays by default), enter a full or partial record name, and click the Go button. The list then will display only records that match your Go To filter selections.
 

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Selecting an operator that is different than the current Go To Operator user preference value does not change that user preference value.